NONWOVENS SECTOR PUSHES FOR NAFTA RENEGOTIATION TO STRENGTHEN INDUSTRY IN NORTH AMERICA
February 1st, 2018
IF there is one issue that is a key focus of the north American nonwovens sector this year, it has to be the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the USA, Canada and Mexico.
Tri-lateral talks have now reached their eighth round, with an objective of achieving a new deal by this summer, although observers believe this timescale might slip.
With the conclusion of the sixth round of talks in January, US trade representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer said: “We owe it to our citizens, who are operating in a state of uncertainty, ...
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